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Any tips on how to relax more in game?

ImTPainUKnoMe·4/15/2016, 2:00:07 AM·1 votes·687 views

This is a genuine question. Mind you I've gotten better over the past year (though I've still had my issues) but I find myself every now and again just going off on a teammate for simple things. I'm not an angry person, but in such a competitive (even though ranked is kind of casual now) environment how do you guys keep your cool? How do you go about dealing with flamers and ragers? Is it honestly as simple as muting them? Are there any tips or tricks or little things you guys do to calm you down in tense situations in ranked?

P.S. All of my chat restricts or suspensions are 100% my fault. I even took the time to read the summoners code and I was certainly out of line with my trash talk as it went beyond friendly ribbing. I've accepted this and am just trying to eliminate this from my system. I feel like if I could relax more it would make the game more fun and honestly make me a better player. Thanks!

8 Comments

New Identity4/15/2016, 2:25:12 AM4 votes

put some mozart on while drinking tea [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

No flash no life4/15/2016, 5:08:46 AM3 votes

Play with friends. Laugh at every stupid thing you guys have done - easier to do that if you have some form of voice chat available.

crabface54/15/2016, 2:05:48 AM2 votes

Have you ever listened to music while you play? I usually don't, but sometimes, mid-day, I like to turn on some sort of chill happy-ish music. Stuff like Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder or something like 1 Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces by Ben Folds Five might help. Personal tastes, of course, but just some suggestions

Reaper Soraka4/15/2016, 5:45:21 AM2 votes

turn off all chat. 99% of it is pointless jabs at eachother

CoolMike1274/15/2016, 2:12:44 AM1 votes

Remember that everything is still a game and it's currently only happening that match.

Just think what you want to say (and the consequences for saying it), before actually saying it.

Just play ranked as you would a normal game.

l Helios l4/15/2016, 11:14:43 PM1 votes

Just learn to roll with the troll. That's how I do it.

ImTPainUKnoMe4/15/2016, 11:00:29 PM1 votes

Thank you all. It means a lot that you guys took the time to help out an angry silver monkey like myself. I appreciate the feedback and I'm ready to fix my attitude.

Akenero4/15/2016, 2:19:40 AM1 votes

I have this mindset "Who cares what happens as long as I'm having fun?" That's why I can do crap like this and get away with it, because I'm having fun. Alternatively, praise draven every day.